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Town Meeting Minutes – June 2019
June 10, 2019
Town of Brusly
Brusly, Louisiana
The regular meeting of the Town of Brusly was called to order this date, June 10, 2019, at the Brusly Town Hall, at 6:30 p.m. Council Member Richard led the Pledge of Allegiance. A roll call determined the following officials present:
Mayor: Scot Rhodes
Council Members: Rusty Daigle, Joanne Bourgeois, Terry Richard, Shane Andrè, Don Neisler
Town Attorney: Thomas Acosta, Jr.
Absent: None
Recognitions & Commendations: None
A motion to approve the minutes of the Town’s regular meeting of May 13, 2019, as written, was made by Council Member Bourgeois and seconded by Council Member Richard. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Public Works Committee:
Mayor Rhodes read aloud the Public Works Report, as prepared by Public Works Supervisor Shane Sarradet, for the month of May. There were 11.6 inches of rainfall in the month; several drainage issues; several alarm SCADA sounded; sewer pond chlorine treatment was interrupted due to cracked pipe; pre-construction meeting was held for Street Overlay Project; no personnel incidents were reported in the Maintenance Department; no “out of compliance” test results were noted at the sewer treatment facility. Robert Quatrevingt and John Parault attended a Street Repair class sponsored by LTAP. New street signs for all streets crossing Gwin St. will soon be installed.
Regular bulk trash will be picked up the week of June 10, 2019. The extra trash pickup will be Friday, June 28, 2019.
Mayor Rhodes gave a brief update on the Road Overlay Project, citing additional work required on parts of Orleans Quarter Drive, due to road failures, beyond the scope of the original project.
Planning and Zoning Committee:
Mayor Rhodes read aloud a Variance Request for Non-Compliance, Sec. 19.6 Servitude Encroachment, to place an RV cover across the drainage servitude at 304 Gleason St. for Donna M. Hymel. Having been unanimously recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission, a motion to approve was made by Council Member Bourgeois; seconded by Council Member Neisler. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comments. Hearing no comments, the motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Rhodes presented the Re-subdivision plat of Tract A into Tracts A-1 & A-2 Located in Sec. 55, Township 8 South – Range 12 East, Southeaster Land District West of the Mississippi River West Baton Rouge Parish, LA for Dane & Bonnie D’Armond (501 N. LaBauve). As the request had been favorably recommended to the Council by Planning and Zoning Commission, a motion to approve the plat was made by Council Member André; seconded by Council Member Richard. Hearing no further comments, the motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Rhodes read aloud a Variance Request for Non-Compliance Sec. 19.31.1 Zoning District R-1 Side Setback to reduce the side setback from 10’ to 2.5’ for an existing shed at 501 N. LaBauve. Noting that the request had been recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission, Council Member Neisler made a motion to approve the request; Council Member Daigle seconded the motion. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comments. Hearing no comments, the motion passed unanimously.
Finance Committee:
Mayor Rhodes noted that the “Budget to Actual Comparison Report” was included in the meeting packets for Council Members to review.
Recreation Committee: None
Personnel Committee: None
Police Committee: None
Governmental Affairs Committee: None
Consideration of Vetoed Ordinances: None
Hearing and Final Action on Ordinances:
Council Member André made a motion to amend the agenda to take up item 8.C before item 8.A; seconded by Council Member Daigle. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comments. Hearing no comments, a roll call vote was had with the following results:
Yeas: Richard, André, Neisler, Daigle, Bourgeois
Nays: None
Absent: None
Mayor Rhodes read aloud Ordinance 3 of 2019 relative to the rezoning of 731 E. Main St. from C1 to C2.
Mr. Michael Tullier addressed the Council explaining the request to rezone the property to allow for a mechanic shop which would allow small auto repairs, oil changes and State Inspections.
Mr. Mark Staig, Thomas Blanchard, Kenneth Jackson and Ms. Melissa Mills expressed concerns about the rezoning, including the following concerns: junk cars and appliances accumulating on the property; excessive late hour noise coming from the property; and someone residing in the commercial building. At the request of Council Member André, Attorney Acosta read aloud the permitted uses of a C-1 zoned property. No motion was offered to address Ordinance 3 of 2019.
Ordinance 1 of 2019, to amend the appropriations ordinance of 2018-2019; to provide relative to appropriations for the income and expenses of the Town was read aloud and opened for Public Hearing by Mayor Rhodes. Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Rhodes directed the issue to the Council for consideration. A motion to adopt Ordinance 1 of 2019, as discussed, was made by Council Member Bourgeois; seconded by Council Member Neisler. A roll call vote was had with the following result:
Yeas: André, Neisler, Daigle, Bourgeois, Richard
Nays: None
Absent: None
Ordinance 2 of 2019, to amend the appropriations ordinance of 2018-2019; to provide relative to appropriations for the income and expenses of the Sewer was read aloud and opened for Public Hearing by Mayor Rhodes. Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Rhodes directed the issue to the Council for consideration. A motion to adopt Ordinance 2 of 2019, as discussed, was made by Council Member Richard; seconded by Council Member Daigle. A roll call vote was had with the following result:
Yeas: Neisler, Daigle, Bourgeois, Richard, André
Nays: None
Absent: None
Mayor Rhodes read aloud Ordinance 4 of 2019, to make appropriations for the expenses of the Town of Brusly for 2019-2020 and to provide relative to the expenditure of said appropriations. Mayor Rhodes opened the public hearing. Council Member Richard suggested adding to the drainage budget to allow for a drainage study. Several citizens expressed their concerns about drainage problems in their neighborhoods. After the discussion, the Mayor closed the public hearing and directed the matter to the Council. Council Member Neisler moved to approve the Budget with the change from $79,000 to $100,000 for the drainage line item; seconded by Council Member Bourgeois. The Mayor opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comments, a roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Yeas: Neisler, Daigle, Bourgeois, Richard, Andrè
Nays: None
Absent: None
Ordinance 5 of 2019, to make appropriations for the expenses of the Town of Brusly Sewer System for 2019-2020 and to provide relative to the expenditure of said appropriations, was read aloud and opened for Public Hearing by Mayor Rhodes. Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Rhodes directed the issue to the Council for consideration. A motion to adopt Ordinance 5 of 2019 with changes discussed, was made by Council Member André; seconded by Council Member Daigle. A roll call vote was had with the following result:
Yeas: Daigle, Bourgeois, Richard, André, Neisler
Nays: None
Absent: None
Introduction of Ordinances: None
Resolutions:
Mayor Rhodes read aloud Resolution 6 of 2019. A motion to apply for the FHWA Recreational Trails Program Grant was made by Council Member Bourgeois; seconded by Council Member Daigle. Mayor Rhodes opened the floor for public comment. Hearing no comment, the motion passed unanimously.
Police Department Report:
Police Department Report for the month of May was given by Lt. Jason Fontenot. There were six (6) alarms, eight (8) warrant arrests, five (5) animals at large, five (5) civil complaints, three (3) miscellaneous complaints, two (2) disturbance calls, four (4) assist to other agencies, thirty-five (35) no insurance tows, four (4) crash reports, one (1) missing person, three (3) burglaries, five (5) unlock calls, six (6) traffic complaints, one (1) unauthorized use, three (3) drug related calls, one (1) illegal use of weapons, one (1) resisting an officer arrest, one (1) medical call, five (5) public assist, and one (1) suspicious person. For the month, there were 100 total complaints, 303 total citations and 411 total violations.
Mayor’s Report:
Four or five residents experienced water in their homes during the recent heavy rain event. Additionally, a leak was detected in the Police Station’s roof.
House bill 578, allocating funding for the 415 connector, passed and has been signed by the Governor.
Remarks of Personal Privilege:
Council Member Bourgeois reported that Ms. Maureen Dupuy donated a Purple Heart which had been awarded posthumously to her uncle, Wilfred Babin, to the Brusly Historical Collection. The medal was awarded for Babin’s bravery in combat during WWII. Council Member Bourgeois also stated that the Town had been awarded five trash receptacles from Keep Louisiana Beautiful for the levee top project; four receptacles will be placed on the levee and one will be placed in the triangle at Kirkland Drive and Bourg Street. Council Member Bourgeois expressed sympathies to the family of Albert Kidd, whose 32 year educational career was spent in the Brusly community, upon the occasion of his death.
Parish Council Member Kershaw presented a brief update on WBR Parish projects.
Announcements:
Hurricane Preparedness Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 12th at noon.
LMA District H Meeting will be held June 12th at the Addis Community Center at 6:00 PM.
Landmark Plaque Ceremony will be held Sunday, June 23rd at 3:30 PM., the public is invited.
Town Hall will be closed Thursday, July 4th for Independence Day.
A motion was made by Council Member André to adjourn; seconded by Council Member Richard. Hearing no comments, the motion passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.
/s/Scot Rhodes, Mayor /s/Blaine Rabalais, Town Clerk
